2 Apr
2014
2 Apr
'14
4:40 a.m.
Please - anyone with photos or old papers from phoenix union HS district
computer info?
I have found more stuff but need to add more orig or scanned or 3d
objects
The centerpiece in the display is the 2116 that was from their
hp-2000a timeshare system.
We also have a collection build around the HP 2000 that Maricopa
community college district used too.
Drop us a note off list please .
Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: CSC Hard Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC (allison)
2. Re: CSC Hard Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC (Chuck Guzis)
3. Re: CSC Hard Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC (steve shumaker)
4. Re: IBM 6-ring Field Engineering binders (Jacob Lindberg)
5. Re: WTD - 40-track (360K) 5.25in floppy drive (Liam Proven)
6. Re: *FREE* TK-50 cartridges (Liam Proven)
7. IBM HDD sled anyone? (Ola Hughson)
8. Re: IBM 6-ring Field Engineering binders (Al Kossow)
9. Re: IBM HDD sled anyone? (Liam Proven)
10. Re: IBM HDD sled anyone? (Liam Proven)
11. More kit for sale: PC 40t DD FDD, Apple Powerbook 170
(Liam Proven)
12. Re: IBM 6-ring Field Engineering binders (Jacob Lindberg)
13. Re: *FREE* TK-50 cartridges (Todd Goodman)
14. Re: *FREE* TK-50 cartridges (supervinx)
15. Re: *FREE* TK-50 cartridges (Liam Proven)
16. Vintage systems available in San Jose, California (Seth Morabito)
17. Re: Vintage systems available in San Jose, California
(Adrian Graham)
18. Re: NeXT equipment up for sale (Gary Sparkes)
19. Re: IBM HDD sled anyone? (Ola Hughson)
20. Re: IBM HDD sled anyone? (Ola Hughson)
21. Re: *FREE* TK-50 cartridges (supervinx)
22. Re: Vintage systems available in San Jose, California (supervinx)
23. Re: Group buy for PDP-8/e/a/f/m 32K RAM kit ends Monday
(John Wilson)
24. Re: Vintage systems available in San Jose, California
(John H. Reinhardt)
25. Re: Vintage systems available in San Jose, California (SPC)
26. FREE: TLV320AIC3106 audio codec and Schmartboard (David Griffith)
27. Re: Pdp11 2.11bsd floppy direct access (Roe Peterson)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:24:48 -0400
From: allison <ajp166 at verizon.net
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: CSC Hard Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC
Message-ID: <533AF660.3000104 at verizon.net
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On 04/01/2014 12:31 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: CSC Hard
Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC
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On 04/01/2014 09:52 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: CSC Hard
Drive Bible, was Re: IDE and LBA support...
Non-PC
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On 4/1/2014 9:52 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
help
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: IBM
6-ring Field Engineering binders
Message-ID: <1F1563D9-3BAC-44E1-8112-1323A8EDB1B7 at gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I took a few photos of the books i have. Sorry about the bad picture
quality. If anything is interesting i'll try scanning them this summer.
I don't know if i have a scanner that is large enough to handle the field
engineering book though.. i'll have to check that.
8" disk for scale.
Bonus image of a system/34 operator panel.
http://imgur.com/a/MUpid
//Jacob
31 mar 2014 kl. 11:15 skrev Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc>:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: WTD -
40-track (360K) 5.25in floppy drive
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On 22 July 2013 01:25, Philip Pemberton <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk> wrote:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: *FREE*
TK-50 cartridges
Message-ID:
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On 24 March 2014 21:22, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: IBM HDD sled anyone?
Message-ID: <20140401231013.1a7ad4626e4fa20e96f86b1c at gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Hello!
I need a HDD sled [ I have the HDD already] for Loviatar
[http://olatheskunk.pl/computers/Loviatar.html].
For those, who doesn't want to click: Loviatar is how I call my
IntelliStation POWER 275. I got it for free last year, just had to transport it
across country.
If anyone has unnecessary sled that is compatible with it' I'd like to get
it.
[Of course unless this will cost $5000 ;) ]
(-)
Ola Hughson
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:15:26 -0700
From: Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IBM 6-ring Field Engineering binders
Message-ID: <533B2C6E.6030007 at bitsavers.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On 4/1/14 1:21 PM, Jacob Lindberg wrote:
compare it with what's already up at http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/system34
before spending a whole lot of time on it.
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:19:43 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: IBM HDD
sled anyone?
Message-ID:
<CAMTenCFwXq2Zwhx3qPFJfb+AZjEUqmmKOY83NZZ++uoyDKpXcw at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 1 April 2014 22:10, Ola Hughson <f.helyanvy at gmail.com> wrote:
> For those, who doesn't want to click:
Loviatar is how I call my
IntelliStation POWER 275. I got it for free last year, just had to transport it
across country.
> If anyone has unnecessary sled that is
compatible with it' I'd like to
get it.
> [Of course unless this will cost $5000 ;)
]
> (-)
Any idea what it looks like? I have 1 or 2 lying around, mostly on old
SCSI drives...
--
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Email: lproven at cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven
MSN: lproven at hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven
Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 * Cell: +44 7939-087884
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:20:27 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: IBM HDD
sled anyone?
Message-ID:
<CAMTenCExDcMAW04J_HnLaiFRydy7k9mkSTQZcMi3OEHjtimbww at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 1 April 2014 22:10, Ola Hughson <f.helyanvy at gmail.com> wrote:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: More kit for
sale: PC 40t DD FDD, Apple Powerbook 170
Message-ID:
<CAMTenCHUvGNPL=wb5MfTuny4-cVb47YKHqrAwhyuefyVxiPz6g at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
COPAL 5.25" 40-track DD (360kB) floppy drive
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271442092962
Apple Powerbook 170 (working) with maxed-out RAM, PSU & carry case
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271442171161
Apologies for the spam, but I've seen people looking for 360kB drives
(sorry, Fred) before and I thought the Powerbook might be of interest
here too...
--
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Email: lproven at cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven
MSN: lproven at hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 23:38:33 +0200
From: Jacob Lindberg <lindberg.jacob at gmail.com
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: IBM
6-ring Field Engineering binders
Message-ID: <3AB7EB90-C38E-4DCE-A366-485F66867CD1 at gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Thanks for that! it looks like almost everything is already there.
//Jacob
1 apr 2014 kl. 23:15 skrev Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org>:
compare it with what's already up at http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/system34
before spending a whole lot of time on it.
------------------------------
Message: 13
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 18:23:55 -0400
From: Todd Goodman <tsg at bonedaddy.net
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: *FREE*
TK-50 cartridges
Message-ID: <20140401222354.GM32381 at ns1.bonedaddy.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
* Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> [140401 16:51]:
> On 24 March 2014 21:22, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not a single bid at one penny on eBay, so does anyone want to save a
> > few of these from the bin? I have a box of about 25 TK-50s here,
> > mostly 3M brand ones. No idea of working condition.
> > > Happy to send anywhere in the world
for the cost of postage. I have
> > hundreds of jiffy bags (padded envelopes) so not even asking for a
> > donation for packaging - just post at cost.
> > > Happy to send via surface post to keep
costs down - it's generally
> > about 2/3 the price of airmail.
> > > They're in London, UK and you can
of course collect for free.
> > > Last time I mentioned these I had
several requests but nobody's
reappeared...
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: *FREE*
TK-50 cartridges
Message-ID: <1396392385.2312.0.camel at SVX-NOTEBOOK
Content-Type: text/plain
Relist them on ebay and open the fox-chase :D
------------------------------
Message: 15
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:08:00 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: *FREE*
TK-50 cartridges
Message-ID:
<CAMTenCHgkqVSDf-Mb_qvJriByyU3m+ZzzXQdwSkJocyXREfb1A at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 1 April 2014 23:46, supervinx <supervinx at libero.it> wrote:
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Vintage systems available in San Jose, California
Message-ID: <20140401234147.GA20814 at mail.loomcom.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Through a random eBay purchase, I found a nice little collection of
stuff in San Jose, CA near 880/101. The owner's name is Tom Thinh,
and he's got a 10'x20' (-ish) unit packed with stuff he's trying to
sell. He says he's been collecting the stuff for years. He seems
friendly and reasonable to haggle with as a businessman. I asked him
if it would be OK to pass along his information to the list, he was
happy for me to do so.
While I was there picking up an AT&T Unix PC, I saw the following:
- Another AT&T Unix PC.
- Some AT&T 3B2's.
- A stack of pizza-box VAXen of various types.
- MicroVAX I or II in a BA-123 chassis (couldn't see the badge).
- A Symbolics 3610 [NB: I saw a keyboard, but didn't see the Symbolics
console anywhere, but he says he thinks he has it in there...
somewhere]
- A BeBox.
- A small army of NeXTstation - both color and mono,
lots of monitors and keyboards and sound boxes. Also
a couple of printers in original boxes.
- Amigas (at least one 2000 and a 4000 with video toaster).
- VT100 terminal.
- Several Data General 9-track tapes (what looked like
an A/OS distribution? DG is not my strong suit).
Lots more. That's just what I remember. There were also random PC
things and parts and manuals and so forth.
Anyway, if you're interested, you can contact Tom directly (not me!),
voice or text, at 1-408-874-6471
-Seth
------------------------------
Message: 17
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:02:47 +0100
From: Adrian Graham <witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Vintage
systems available in San Jose, California
Message-ID: <CF611237.45101%witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="US-ASCII"
On 02/04/2014 00:41, "Seth Morabito" <lists at loomcom.com> wrote:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: NeXT
equipment up for sale
Message-ID:
<CAH5WRh4UhVYF0YP3tay9LUEN5qtVKHiy28uHbDDi1YP2LTOY1Q at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I'm not aware of him, but please forward my info to him. That'd be great.
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:21 AM, Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
> Hello Gary,
> I'm not sure if you are aware of Mr.
Bill from the Sun Rescue list.
> He's a great guy who has done a lot of
great things in saving older
> systems and assisting lots of people.
> He (Mr. Bill) had recently announced that
he had wanted a NeXT cube for
> quite some time.
> Unless you inbox gets over flooded with
request for your cube, I might
> request that you give Mr. Bill first chance at your cube if he is
> interested.
> Thank you,
> Jerry
> On 03/29/14 11:02 AM, Gary Sparkes wrote:
>> More of the great purge ...
> >> NeXTcube, 25mhz 68040 - one ram bank
not filled.
> >> Needs a paint job (dinged and
scratched up but not case damage).
> >> It is missing 1 foot on the bottom.
> >> $600 without cables, $700 with cables,
monitor, and kb/mouse. Has 1.2GB
>> full height seagate drive with NS3.3 and dev tools loaded.
> >> Mono slabs - various configurations -
$75
> >> Color slab - $150, $200 with y cable
and soundbox.
> >> Y cable and soundbox by themselves -
$75 (I only have one to spare so
>> prefer it go with a color slab).
> >> NeXT branded power cords $20/ea ( I
think i have 3 )
> >> NeXT laser printers - make offers. I
have like 10 ......
> >> NeXTcube backplane - $100
> >> I have 2 larger color monitors and 1
19"er, these are in bel air MD ...
>> offers.
> >> 1 extra frog monitor. offers.
> >> Also some Sun lunchboxes - $70/ea (A
variety of classics, LXs, and IPXs)
>> RS6K B50 - $50
> >> (no prices include shipping)
> >
>> As with my last ad, mokuba at gmail.com or 646-649-0977
> >> As posted on:
> >>
http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19210#19210
> >
--
Gary G. Sparkes Jr.
KB3HAG
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 07:18:50 +0200
From: Ola Hughson <f.helyanvy at gmail.com
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IBM HDD sled anyone?
Message-ID: <20140402071850.8e741a18fa13838cb5f47734 at gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:20:27 +0100
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>, w swoim raporcie o post?pach w nauce
magii przyja?ni, pisze:
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IBM HDD sled anyone?
Message-ID: <20140402072048.520d387708cfb49a855af907 at gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2
On Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:19:43 +0100
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>, w swoim raporcie o post?pach w nauce
magii przyja?ni, pisze:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: *FREE*
TK-50 cartridges
Message-ID: <1396419499.2323.1.camel at SVX-NOTEBOOK
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Il giorno mer, 02/04/2014 alle 00.08 +0100, Liam Proven ha scritto:
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Vintage
systems available in San Jose, California
Message-ID: <1396419583.2323.3.camel at SVX-NOTEBOOK
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Group
buy for PDP-8/e/a/f/m 32K RAM kit ends Monday
Message-ID: <20140402063617.GA2059 at dbit.dbit.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 02:19:51PM -0700, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Vintage
systems available in San Jose, California
Message-ID: <533BB1B0.4060009 at yahoo.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On 4/1/2014 8:02 PM, Adrian Graham wrote:
> On 02/04/2014 00:41, "Seth Morabito" <lists at loomcom.com> wrote:
>> Through a random eBay purchase, I found
a nice little collection of
>> stuff in San Jose, CA near 880/101. The owner's name is Tom Thinh,
> >> - MicroVAX I or II in a BA-123 chassis
(couldn't see the badge).
> >> - VT100 terminal.
> >> I wasn't going to read this, then I
did. Then I wished I hadn't. Wrong
side
>> of the Pond :/
> That MV whatever in the BA-123 would be nice
along with the VT100, but
merely the wrong side of the continent here. Still too far.
John H. Reinhardt
------------------------------
Message: 25
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:01:58 +0200
From: SPC <spedraja at gmail.com
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Vintage
systems available in San Jose, California
Message-ID:
<CACytpF_Vx3P4ceM9fBy6WrTkg1eCFkG4OdW_yshQjMoezMcPsA at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Another AT&T 3b2 and/or UnixPC would be fine for me, mostly for spares.
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2014-04-02 1:41 GMT+02:00 Seth Morabito <lists at loomcom.com>:
> Through a random eBay purchase, I found a nice little collection of
> stuff in San Jose, CA near 880/101. The owner's name is Tom Thinh,
> and he's got a 10'x20' (-ish) unit packed with stuff he's trying to
> sell. He says he's been collecting the stuff for years. He seems
> friendly and reasonable to haggle with as a businessman. I asked him
> if it would be OK to pass along his information to the list, he was
> happy for me to do so.
> While I was there picking up an AT&T
Unix PC, I saw the following:
> - Another AT&T Unix PC.
> - Some AT&T 3B2's.
> - A stack of pizza-box VAXen of various types.
> - MicroVAX I or II in a BA-123 chassis (couldn't see the badge).
> - A Symbolics 3610 [NB: I saw a keyboard, but didn't see the Symbolics
> console anywhere, but he says he thinks he has it in there...
> somewhere]
> - A BeBox.
> - A small army of NeXTstation - both color and mono,
> lots of monitors and keyboards and sound boxes. Also
> a couple of printers in original boxes.
> - Amigas (at least one 2000 and a 4000 with video toaster).
> - VT100 terminal.
> - Several Data General 9-track tapes (what looked like
> an A/OS distribution? DG is not my strong suit).
> Lots more. That's just what I
remember. There were also random PC
> things and parts and manuals and so forth.
> Anyway, if you're interested, you can
contact Tom directly (not me!),
> voice or text, at 1-408-874-6471
> -Seth
------------------------------
Message: 26
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:19:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: FREE: TLV320AIC3106 audio codec and Schmartboard
Message-ID:
<alpine.DEB.2.02.1404020012190.29632 at sleipnir.cs.csubak.edu Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed;
charset=US-ASCII
While trying to wrap my head around soldering QFN chips, I managed to
mangle a Schmartboard[1] and a Texas Instruments TLV320AIC3106[2]. My
problem is that I impatiently omitted flux, which I don't currently have.
The board and chip are crusted with solder in several wrong places. I
would like to offer the chip and Schmartboard to anyone who thinks they
can resurrect and use it. Cost is nothing -- not even postage. I have
some international first class stamps lying around that won't otherwise
get used. So, if you're gung-ho about soldering tiny things like this,
please take these off my hands and out of my mind. I'll order some flux
and more supplies and do this right with fresh materials.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1IfYguQLQ
[2] The TLV320AIC3106 is an audio codec chip often found in USB sound
interfaces. See http://www.ti.com/product/tlv320aic3106
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
------------------------------
Message: 27
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:42:15 -0600
From: Roe Peterson <roe at liveblockauctions.com
To: <cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Pdp11 2.11bsd floppy direct access
Message-ID: <533AEC67.7060900 at liveblockauctions.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed
On 03/30/2014 10:05 AM, Glen Slick wrote:
>> It would be nice if I could write a
tar archive to a floppy with my
Linux system, and extract it on the 11/83. Unfortunately, since the rx33
looks like any other MSCP disk to unix, it doesn't seem to want to access the
floppy unless a disklabel (and file system) is present.
> >> I'm sure there must be some way to
get actual raw access to the floppy
drive under 2.11bsd, but I can't seem to figure it out, and I've spent some
time looking through the ra device driver source. Frustration levels are
high -:)
> >> Anyone have any suggestions?
> >> Thanks in advance.
> Does it work if you use the raw device /dev/rra1a instead of
> /dev/ra1a, assuming ra0 is the boot device and ra1 is the rx33?
In this case, it's /dev/rra8a. Here's what happens with a freshly
formatted floppy:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rra8a bs=512
write error: read only file system
2+0 blocks in
2+0 blocks out
#
End of cctalk Digest, Vol 128, Issue 3
**************************************
On 4/1/14 9:27 AM, allison wrote:
Other than the Prodrives you mentioned (over 250M and after 1995), St3660A,
WD520MB (also dated coded 1995 or later).
I had one 740 and one 820mb 2.5" that also did.
And a segate(memory test) tidbit 2.5" thick (old laptop) drive that
didn't do LBA
but does 8bit transfer.
I passed on all of them as I needed a minimum two and preferably the same.
The 3660As and the Toshiba/IBMs fit the bill. The Toshibas were picked as
they only needed 5V to simplify life further.
The project is CP/M related. CPU will be Z80.
Allison
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:34:54 -0700
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com I ended up testing about 20 drives and all under
420mb tested did not
support LBA.
And what models might they be? On Tue, 1 Apr 2014, Steven M Jones wrote:
> Reminds me of Corporate Systems Center's Hard Drive Bible. When I got a
> copy, it was a three-ring binder full of specs on MFM and ESDI drives.
> Looks like you can browse the 8th edition on Archive.org.
Later versions (e.v. VIII) came with a CD also. Since I've never looked
at the CD, I don't know what's on it.
Perhaps Mike Farris' hard drive index has more information?
http://mfarris.com/hard/1776.html
--Chuck
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:34:45 -0700
From: steve shumaker <shumaker at att.net > My mind
isn't coming up with the name of the software or reference but
> wasn't there a huge hardware database program with hundreds or
> thousands of hard drive specs listed? Maybe that implies they're all
> CHS though. I think the name was pretty simple though. Something
> hardware Reference? Not that much help I know.
>
"The-REF"?
On Tue, 1 Apr 2014, Steven M Jones wrote:
Reminds me of Corporate Systems Center's
Hard Drive Bible. When I got a
copy, it was a three-ring binder full of specs on MFM and ESDI drives.
Looks like you can browse the 8th edition on Archive.org.
The copy that I FPUIB'ed out last summer was a 1990
looseleaf(binder),
plus some loose printouts.
CSC also briefly put out an elegant hardcover edition.
Unfortunately, none of those MFM listings of cylinders and heads will with Allison's quest for an IDE drive with LBA.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
http://www.xenosoft.com/FPUIB
and a mighty fine copy it is!!!
steve
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:21:18 +0200
From: Jacob Lindberg <lindberg.jacob at gmail.com +1
I would 2nd that request. I would love to see any System/34 or
System/36 stuff.
Jerry
On 03/28/14 05:23 PM, Benjamin Huntsman wrote:
> I have a few of the field engineering books, brand-new old stock, but
not the
6-ring binder to put them in...
>
> Thanks though! The System/34 stuff would probably be great to have on
bitsavers either way!
>
> -Ben
>
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 21:24:00 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com Hi guys,
I'm trying to get my hands on a 5.25in double-sided 40 tracks per side
"360K" floppy drive with the Shugart or IBM PC 34-pin connector (either
edge connector or pin header is fine). Does anyone have a spare they'd
like to part with? Slight preference for Teac or Mitsubishi, but
anything will do at this point.
I've checked Ebay, there are tons in the US (complete with "seller does
not ship internationally, don't even ask"), but the only ones I've seen
from UK sellers are parts scalpers wanting stupid money for them (?149
"sold untested with no guarantee"? really?).
A BBC Micro 40-track drive would also be fine -- as long as it's native
40-track, not 40/80 track switchable or double-stepping (an 80-track
drive mated to a PCB which double-steps the head). Cumana, Viglen and a
few other companies made these, they were extremely common a few years
ago.
I'm on the verge of getting DiscFerret write support working (at least
for UNIX PC disks) but the sodding thing won't read anything my 80-track
drives have written!
I'd rather not borrow the 3B1's drive - the DiscFerret is experimental
and a benchtop lashup is hardly an ideal scenario.
Pardon me for reviving an old thread, but I've found a 360kB drive in
the garage. It's on eBay for an opening bid of 1p:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/271442092962
--
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 21:47:13 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com Not a single bid at one penny on eBay, so does anyone
want to save a
few of these from the bin? I have a box of about 25 TK-50s here,
mostly 3M brand ones. No idea of working condition.
Happy to send anywhere in the world for the cost of postage. I have
hundreds of jiffy bags (padded envelopes) so not even asking for a
donation for packaging - just post at cost.
Happy to send via surface post to keep costs down - it's generally
about 2/3 the price of airmail.
They're in London, UK and you can of course collect for free.
Last time I mentioned these I had several requests but nobody's
reappeared...
I should have guessed that this would happen. No bids, no watchers at
1p on eBay, so I offer them at free-for-the-postage and get a dozen
people wanting them, including being willing to pay postage to half
the world - France, Italy, South Africa and various bits of North
America!
So I am not sure how I can divide these up equitably. I'm not looking
to make a profit here, just not throw them, and ideally, not post
20-odd tapes out individually. I would welcome suggestions, folks! But
please, don't reply just to me - either to everyone, or better still,
on the 2 mailing lists I posted the offer on - Sun-Rescue and
ClassicCmp Talk.
What do people think? Try to just divide them up equally, or what?
--
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 23:10:13 +0200
From: Ola Hughson <f.helyanvy at gmail.com I took a few photos of the books i have. Sorry about
the bad picture
quality. If anything is interesting i'll try scanning them
this summer.
Hello!
I need a HDD sled [ I have the HDD already] for Loviatar
[http://olatheskunk.pl/computers/Loviatar.html].
I need a HDD sled [ I have the HDD already] for
Loviatar
[http://olatheskunk.pl/computers/Loviatar.html].
Also, I see that you are looking for a Powerbook 170. As it happens, I
just listed one on eBay, for 1p. :?)
--
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:22:15 +0100
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com On 4/1/14 1:21 PM, Jacob Lindberg wrote:
> I took a few photos of the books i have. Sorry about the bad picture
quality.
If anything is interesting i'll try scanning them this summer.
I should have guessed that this would happen. No bids, no watchers at
1p on eBay, so I offer them at free-for-the-postage and get a dozen
people wanting them, including being willing to pay postage to half
the world - France, Italy, South Africa and various bits of North
America!
So I am not sure how I can divide these up equitably. I'm not looking
to make a profit here, just not throw them, and ideally, not post
20-odd tapes out individually. I would welcome suggestions, folks! But
please, don't reply just to me - either to everyone, or better still,
on the 2 mailing lists I posted the offer on - Sun-Rescue and
ClassicCmp Talk.
What do people think? Try to just divide them up equally, or what?
I'll bow out since you have enough interest.
Thanks!
Todd
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:46:25 +0200
From: supervinx <supervinx at libero.it Relist them on ebay and open the fox-chase :D
That is a /very/ tempting idea, it must be said!
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 19:41:47 -0400
From: Seth Morabito <lists at loomcom.com Through a random eBay purchase, I found a nice little
collection of
stuff in San Jose, CA near 880/101. The owner's name is Tom Thinh,
and he's got a 10'x20' (-ish) unit packed with stuff he's trying to
sell. He says he's been collecting the stuff for years. He seems
friendly and reasonable to haggle with as a businessman. I asked him
if it would be OK to pass along his information to the list, he was
happy for me to do so.
While I was there picking up an AT&T Unix PC, I saw the following:
- Another AT&T Unix PC.
- Some AT&T 3B2's.
- A stack of pizza-box VAXen of various types.
- MicroVAX I or II in a BA-123 chassis (couldn't see the badge).
- A Symbolics 3610 [NB: I saw a keyboard, but didn't see the Symbolics
console anywhere, but he says he thinks he has it in there...
somewhere]
- A BeBox.
- A small army of NeXTstation - both color and mono,
lots of monitors and keyboards and sound boxes. Also
a couple of printers in original boxes.
- Amigas (at least one 2000 and a 4000 with video toaster).
- VT100 terminal.
- Several Data General 9-track tapes (what looked like
an A/OS distribution? DG is not my strong suit).
I wasn't going to read this, then I did. Then I wished I hadn't. Wrong side
of the Pond :/
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
collection?
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 21:51:59 -0400
From: Gary Sparkes <mokuba at gmail.com Also, I see that you are looking for a Powerbook 170.
As it happens, I
just listed one on eBay, for 1p. :?)
1. I see, I bidded it, I wonder if I'll win. Propably people will come and
win over me.
[If only You lived nearby Manchester, I could take it by myself - I'm
coming in June].
2. It's just a pointer. The long list of PowerBooks is not the list of all
the models I want; it's a list of *possible* models I could get.
(-)
Ola Hughson
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 07:20:48 +0200
From: Ola Hughson <f.helyanvy at gmail.com Any idea what it looks like? I have 1 or 2 lying
around, mostly on old
SCSI drives...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14556313/SAM_1224.JPG ->
That's the
connector.
(-)
Ola Hughson
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Message: 21
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:18:19 +0200
From: supervinx <supervinx at libero.it
On 1 April 2014 23:46, supervinx <supervinx at
libero.it> wrote:
I was serious, since whatever you'll do, nobody will be satisfied!
So the use of a third-party decision method could be very helpful...
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Message: 22
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:19:43 +0200
From: supervinx <supervinx at libero.it Relist them on ebay and open the fox-chase :D
That is a /very/ tempting idea, it must be said!
I wasn't going to read this, then I did. Then I
wished I hadn't. Wrong
side
of the Pond :/
Don't tell me...
Everyday I read about fair priced unreachable stuff, while nearby I see
stellar priced junk :(
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Message: 23
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 02:36:18 -0400
From: John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com - High quality board with gold fingers, plated holes,
silk screen
and solder-mask.
Dumb question: is the kit Pb-free? I just want to know which tools to
use on it (I don't want to mess up my RoHS iron's mojo, or needlessly
taint the kit, even if going RoHS on Omnibus is kind of a hollow gesture
given how lead-laden the rest of the machine is).
Thanks!
John Wilson
Monson, MA
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Message: 24
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 02:44:00 -0400
From: "John H. Reinhardt" <johnhreinhardt at yahoo.com On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Peterson, Roe (LAI)
<roe at liveblockauctions.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out how to access an rx33 floppy disk on a
pdp11/83
without going through the disklabel process.
>